Majuro vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$953	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$1644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	1	100
😀 Quality of life	34	78
🏙️ Population	30K	24.9M

The cost of living in Majuro is 36% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3483rd and 4858th ($1488 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the Marshall Islands and China, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7611th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Shanghai

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	Majuro	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$30174

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746